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Colorado Woman Charged After Elderly Mother Is Mauled By Dogs

Pueblo County police found LaVonne Hoff, 76, who had dementia, unresponsive in a house with dozens of dogs.
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Colorado Woman Charged After Elderly Mother Is Mauled By Dogs
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Juliette Fairley
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A Colorado woman has been charged with criminal negligence after her elderly mother was attacked and killed by their dogs, according to Pueblo County, Colorado law enforcement.

The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that LaVonne Hoff, 76, was found unresponsive in a Colorado City home on Feb. 3.  More than two dozen dogs were in cages in the home, as well as several dogs who were “running loose,” the statement said.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]